Hungarians with dual citizenship posed as Ukrainian refugees in Germany

Hundreds of cases of abuse of Ukrainian refugee status are being investigated

German authorities are investigating hundreds of cases of fraud by Hungarian citizens who have dual citizenship - Ukrainian and Hungarian.
As reported by Welt, these persons registered in Germany as Ukrainian refugees, to receive social payments and benefits provided for war victims.

How the scheme worked

According to German authorities, Hungarians living in the border regions of Transcarpathia, used Ukrainian passports to cross the border and register as displaced persons.
Having been granted refugee status, they applied for assistance with housing, health insurance and monthly payments, After that, they returned to Hungary or stayed in the EU illegally.

Government response

German migration services have already Hundreds of suspicious applications have been identified, especially in the federal states Bavaria, Saxony and Brandenburg.

«We are dealing with an organised scheme where documents and origins are used to illegally obtain benefits,» the Welt one of the police officers.

Hungary does not comment

Official Budapest until he provided clarifications regarding the incident, although it is the policy of dual citizenship for residents of Transcarpathia that has long been a source of controversy between Ukraine and Hungary.
Experts suggest that the case may become an interstate issue between Germany, Hungary and Ukraine, as it is about massive abuse of Ukrainian refugee status.